He should not see that he had power to hurt her, even though she dropped dead at his feet at last from the excruciating torture of it.
"What is it you say--the old rascal has--disinherited you ?" he cried, scarcely crediting the evidence of his own ears.
"That is just what I said--my father has disinherited me," she replied slowly and distinctly, adding: "His money was his own--to do with as he pleased--he gave me the choice of--of--marrying to suit him or being cut off entirely.

I--I--refused to accept the man he had selected for me.
That ended the matter.

'Then from this hour know that you shall not inherit one penny of my wealth,' he cried.

'I will cut you off with but the small amount required by law.

There is nothing more to be said.